Etymology

luminiferous

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Today it means: Producing or transmitting light; luminous. Full definition →

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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlumen
  2. English todayluminiferous

From Latin lumen, lumin- (“light”, noun) + -ferous [from ferre (“to bear, carry”, verb) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives)].

Words from the same roots

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